SOLUTION: The speed of a freight train is 14 km/hour slower than the speed of a passenger train. The freight train travels 330 km in the same time that it takes the passenger train to travel

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Question 41027: The speed of a freight train is 14 km/hour slower than the speed of a passenger train. The freight train travels 330 km in the same time that it takes the passenger train to travel 400 km. Find the speed of the freight train. ___km/hr
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Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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330/S=400/(S+14) OR 400S=330S+4620 OR 70S=4620 OR S=66KM/HR & S+14=80KM/HR